Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's News story entitled 500 trucks rapidly procured for British Army operations, published on 3 February 2024, where the new trucks are being built.
The HX2 8x8 trucks were procured at pace, to support military activity. There was no UK-made option that could have been delivered as quickly. As such, these vehicles, made by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) in Austria, have only a nominal amount of UK content, related to operational configuration work in Doncaster. Support will be provided in the UK by RMVV UK.